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Portland, OR – March 28, 2012 – Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) welcomes five new members to its Board of Governors: Rick Caskey, Mark Cushing, Jennifer Bruml Lemelson, Bob Packard, and Aric Wood. Between them, these five new board members bring a wealth of communications, business, and marketing savvy plus non-profit board experience to the governance of PNCA.

Portland, OR – March 15, 2012 – Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) has been awarded a $30,0000 grant from The Collins Foundation in support of PNCA’s Persist and Thrive initiative to increase enrollment and retention of students and to support core student services. Persist and Thrive is a collaborative effort that reaches across PNCA offices critical to all aspects of student engagement. As targeted efforts to recruit students from underserved communities intensify, PNCA is working to improve academic assistance, increase counseling and mentorship capacities, offer meaningful opportunities for students to connect with peers, and ultimately, ensure academic success for students of all abilities and backgrounds. Through Persist and Thrive, PNCA aims to shape a student body that is talented, diverse, and thriving, thus building alumni who can become key participants in their creative and business communities.